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Title: Wet and dry
Post by: Ellemeno on March 05, 2008, 09:35:34 am

I live in Seattle.  I thought it would be fun to show the variety found in Washington State.  Here's what I can drive to in about two hours, depending on which direction I head:


(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Hoh_Rain_Forest_Maples.JPG/799px-Hoh_Rain_Forest_Maples.JPG)(http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/6/e/0/highres_1130912.jpeg)

The Hoh Rain Forest, about 100 miles west of Seattle                                 Vantage, WA, about 100 miles east of Seattle

Title: Re: Wet and dry
Post by: Brown Eyes on March 05, 2008, 11:16:03 am

Quote from: Ellemeno on March 05, 2008, 09:35:34 am

I live in Seattle.  I thought it would be fun to show the variety found in Washington State.  Here's what I can drive to in about two hours, depending on which direction I head:


(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Hoh_Rain_Forest_Maples.JPG/799px-Hoh_Rain_Forest_Maples.JPG)(http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/6/e/0/highres_1130912.jpeg)

The Hoh Rain Forest, about 100 miles west of Seattle                                 Vantage, WA, about 100 miles east of Seattle

Cool idea for a thread Deputy Mayoy! 8)  I'll post pics from the Pittsburgh region when I get home from work.

I love your photos here!  When I visited Seattle in college, my friend and I went out to the rainforest for the day and it was amazing!  I have a big photo album filled with pics from that visit.  I recall being in that rainforest really inspired me to be a shutter-bug it was all so gorgeous.  LOL, I had written a big paper on the spotted owl issue for a class long, long ago before I made my visit out there, and I recall that was one of the reasons I was so curious and determined to visit the rainforest while I was there.

Title: Re: Wet and dry
Post by: MaineWriter on March 05, 2008, 11:55:04 am

I took a slightly different approach. I found this very cool website, GPS visualizer. From there, I drew a ring 100 miles around Portland.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/map.jpg)

100 miles in any easterly direction, you'll be in the ocean. 100 miles north and west, you'll be in the mountains of ME and NH...almost Vermont. Push a little further north and you'll be in Canada. 100 miles south (with a slight western bend) and you'll be in Boston. So, cities, oceans, and mountains are all close by.

Here's the website. It's fun to play with!

http://ww.gpsvisualizer.com/calculators

Title: Re: Wet and dry
Post by: Front-Ranger on March 05, 2008, 12:58:15 pm

Here is Front-Ranger, dry (in Colorado):

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-8/1210035/MotorcycleMama.JPG)

and Front-Ranger, wet (in New Hampshire):

(http://www.divshare.com/img/2793570-cf1.JPG)